BRIEF-US CPC Says El Nino Conditions Forecast To Persist December-February

US CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER: * SAYS EL NINO CONDITIONS ARE CURRENTLY OBSERVED AND EQUATORIAL SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES ARE ABOVE AVERAGE ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN PACIFIC

* SEES EL NINO CONDITIONS FORECAST TO PERSIST INTO DECEMBER-JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2023-2024 * SAYS EL NINO FAVORED THROUGH NORTHERN HEMISPHERE SPRING 2024 WITH CHANCES GRADUALLY DECREASING FROM WINTER THROUGH SPRING

* SAYS TRANSITION TO ENSO-NEUTRAL IS FAVORED IN MAY-JULY 2024 * SAYS ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE MORE LIKELY FOR WESTERN ALASKA, PARTS OF THE WEST COAST, AND NEW ENGLAND

* SAYS NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE FAVORED FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ROCKIES, AND PARTS OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PLAINS